Shaming politicians in public: debate, harassment or assault?
As video emerges of a row between pro-Brexit MP David Davies and a pro-Brexit protestor, our political commentator Giulia Radice asks where debate ends and something more sinister begins.
Nigel Farage is the latest victim of the 'milkshaking' trend.
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You’ve probably seen the video by now: Brexit supporter MP David Davies being called a liar and a traitor by a member of the public as he was giving a television interview.
After voting for Theresa May’ deal on Brexit Conservative MP David Davies was accused of being a liar and a traitor by a pro-Brexit woman while giving an interview to BBC Wales.
Ironically, Mr Davies was just speaking about the rise of abuse against MPs when he was confronted by the woman.
In video published on the BBC Wales’s Twitter profile, the woman – equipped with an iPhone and a microphone – shouted at the MP calling him and the BBC ‘liars’.
David Davies joked woman, “people like you, make me want to join the EU again!”
The episode happened just two days after Nigel Farage was hit by a milkshake while campaigning for the European Elections in Newcastle.
The attacker, Paul Crowther, 32, has been charged with assaulting and will make his appearance in court next month.
During his EU elections campaign, a man throws a milkshake at Nigel Farage.
Many on social media have laughed about the episode. Is it right? Is it right to laugh when seeing politicians whose views we don’t share covered in milkshake?
Sometimes we laugh at bad things, especially when we don’t like the person and we don’t want to take defences.
It should be stressed that there is no justification for physically assaulting politicians. We cannot lament the increasingly violent and intolerant climate in our politics and be pleased when something like this happens to a politician we don’t like.
Milkshaking is intended to humiliate rather than hurt, but verbal violence against politicians is a serious concern.
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StandfirstAs video emerges of a row between pro-Brexit MP David Davies and a pro-Brexit protestor, our political commentator Giulia Radice asks where debate ends and something more sinister begins.
You’ve probably seen the video by now: Brexit supporter MP David Davies being called a liar and a traitor by a member of the public as he was giving a television interview.
After voting for Theresa May’ deal on Brexit Conservative MP David Davies was accused of being a liar and a traitor by a pro-Brexit woman while giving an interview to BBC Wales.
Ironically, Mr Davies was just speaking about the rise of abuse against MPs when he was confronted by the woman.
In video published on the BBC Wales’s Twitter profile, the woman – equipped with an iPhone and a microphone – shouted at the MP calling him and the BBC ‘liars’.
David Davies joked woman, “people like you, make me want to join the EU again!”
The episode happened just two days after Nigel Farage was hit by a milkshake while campaigning for the European Elections in Newcastle.
The attacker, Paul Crowther, 32, has been charged with assaulting and will make his appearance in court next month.
During his EU elections campaign, a man throws a milkshake at Nigel Farage.
Many on social media have laughed about the episode. Is it right? Is it right to laugh when seeing politicians whose views we don’t share covered in milkshake?
Sometimes we laugh at bad things, especially when we don’t like the person and we don’t want to take defences.
It should be stressed that there is no justification for physically assaulting politicians. We cannot lament the increasingly violent and intolerant climate in our politics and be pleased when something like this happens to a politician we don’t like.
Milkshaking is intended to humiliate rather than hurt, but verbal violence against politicians is a serious concern.
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